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HWENTR PHILIPPE iY cLAMEcY, oF isos'ron,

MASSACHUSETTS, Assrenon 'ro comuneme- 'WBITER COMPANY, ING., IACORPORATION 0F NEW YORK'.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept,r 17, 1 918 Appli-cationfiled March 6, 1916. Serial No. 82,404.

VTo all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Pi-iiLirrE Dn CLAMEGY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Boston, county of Suffolk, and. State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inType-Writing Machines, (Case F,)V of which the following a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to the case shift mechanism ofa' front strike or other visible typewriting machine which may bemadecompact lwhen not in use to adapt the same for transportation and otherpurposes.

(.)ne of the principal objects of the invention isto provide a smallcompact portable typewriterl in which the keyboard,`including the shiftkeys, is mounted upon a frame part of the main frame and is slidablylheld to a main frame part, and is movable Jwith the shift keys `from anormal operativeor extended position to an abnormal. and more compactonewhen .not in use, and at the` same time, .if4 desired, so to constructheframe that it may form an inclosing case for not only the typewritermechanism but also the keyboard including the shift keys;

Another object of the invention is to` provide a writing machine whereinthe platen carriage' may be given a shift movement, and said carriagegiven an additional abnormal movement to place the platen in anoperative and more compact position with respect to the type. D

Other objectsof the invention arey to provide simple and` lefiicientshift mechanism whereby the platen ,and carriage may be moved from. anormal operative positlon for lower case writing to relatively differentdistances to adapt typesbars to have a plurality 'of type thereon; andto provide a case shift mechanism Whereinshift keys `may be movedv,relatively to other parts of the type` Writer from a normal o erativeposition to la more compact one'a-n theconnection betweenv thesliiftkeysand 'the parts operated Awfurther object offthe invention is toprovideatypewriter in which the case shift mechanism includes a flexibleand collapsi-- With these and other obiects inview, the

invention will be hereinaftermore particu section, partly inlarlydescribgld- `vvith reference to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this application, and will then be pointed out in theclaims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure-1 is a'longitudinal elevation, of one form ofmachine embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 1s a fragmentary sectional f taken on the line II-II of Fig. 1,showln means whereby the mounting for the shi t keys may be heldin anormal operative or in a compact. position.

Fig. 3, is a vertical section takenV on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1-

vFig. 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line IV-IV of Fig.5.

F1g. 5 is a sectional plan view, partly 1n elevation, showing the caseshift mechamsm and other `parts of the machine.

Fig. Gis4 a longitudinal section, partlyl in elevati-on, similar to Fig.1, except thatthe parts have been moved toa ,co pact position.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section of one side o1"4 machine taken on the-lineVIIe-,VII of'Fig. 6; and i I.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary verticall section Fig.

While' the invention is shown as applied to aparticular kind oftypewriter in which lthe keyboard is mounted and connected to` thetype-bars in a particular Way and the` different mechanisms are shown ofa particular construction, it'vvill be understoodthut many 'of theseparts maybe chan ed, and that some of the parts maybe lspensed with orothers substituted therefor Without changing the naturev or character ofthe in,- vention.

' The inclosin support for thediiferentparts ofthe typewriter may bevariously constructed. shown, the cas'e'or frame `10 comprises amainsubstantially box-like frame part 11, 100 Vhaving-abase 11, a rear Wall12 a partiell Vopen r ont wall 12 and side walls 13. The base 11` mayoffset parts land 14, as shown inthe draw,-

at lTtothe taken ron the line VIII- Vlllof l g caselO or'otherframe-orfV Y continuousor may have tvvo"i y member 18. This member 18 ishinged at thc forward edge of the top 1G, and is adapted to inclose theopen front. or space 19 of the main part, member or section 11. At thet'ront portion of the main. trame part .is a keyboard memberor tramepart. 20. This frame part 20 is slidably held to move horizontallywithin the main member 11 from a normal operative and extendedposit-ion, as shown in Fig. l. to an abnormal compact one, as shown inFig. The trame part of member 2() may hart` a substantially boxlike formot' considerably less height and length than the main frame part 11. andsaid frame part has ay base 2l on which-may be supportinw Jeet 22. afront wall 23 having an exten( ed portion. as 2l. by which the framepart 21 may be moved inwardly and outwardly and a top portion or plateThe base 2l of the trame part 20 is adapted to slide forwardly andrearwardly on the o ifset base part 1l and has its side walls 2 6provided with slots 27. These slots 27 are each adapted to be engaged bythe shank 28 of a pin or bolt 29, and engaging the threaded end ot' theshank 29 of each bolt is a thumb nut 30, `The shank of the bolt 28 has asquare portio'nto fit the slot 27 and forms a bearing portion and guidefor the sides of the frame' part 20during its horizontal slidingmovement, Each bolt has an enlarged hen-d 31 so that by tightening thethumb nuts 30 at each side of the machine. the extensible and Vslidableframe part 20 may beheld either in its extended normal osition or in itscompact abnormal position.

he front plate 18^0f theinclosing case is adapted to-rest against theupper surface of the top 25 of the frame part 20 when in a compactcondition, and mounted upon the part 18 is a lock 32, as 'for example alock such as is employed on desks and which is accessible by a keythrough an opening or keyhole 33 whereby 'the tumblers'of the loc-k maybe disenga ed from or engage a slot 34 or other hol 111g mea-ns in thetop 25 of the frame part 20 to locksaid frame part against access exceptby means of the key. The front `art 18. may be also provided with ahande, as 35, for carrying purposes. -and at the 'rear portion the case mayhave end pieces, as 36, to adapt the platen carringe, as Will-bepresently described, to have free movement transversely -of the machinewhen in use. The side or end pieces or members 36 are hinged to the rearwall 12 and are adapted to inclose the cutaway portions 37 of the sidewalls of the main frame part 11. The side pieces 36 have beaded orrabbeted'edges and the top member 16 may also be provided With arabbeted or beaded edge so as to lock the end pieces or members 36 `in aclosed position-When in the positioi.

Each bar (il is guided to board 38. The .keyboard may be of the usualstandard or universal kind wherein a plurality ot' banks` or groups ofkeys are arranged each operating individual type, such banks being mthree or more sets. according to the number of printing characters` and'whether or not a single case or double case shitt is employed. The keys39 are each ari ranged upon a vertically movable stein 0r rod l0. lacastemt() is guided in a bushing or tubular part l1 extending upwardlyfrom th:I top 25 ot the keyboard frame part 2 0, and at the lower end,ot' each. stem 40 is z yoke or head 42 to which is pivotally connectedthe arm 43 of a bcll-crank level' 4-1. The bell-crank lever l-lis-pivoted at 45 to a lug or bracket lt'textending inwardly from theframe part 2().said part 46 extending inwardly from the top 25 for twobanks or rows of key-operated levers and from the front plate :23 ot'the frame part 20 for the third row ot'v key-operated levers. Thekeyoperated levers 4l have a pin-andeslot connection with the stems 40and 3under each head 4-2 is a rubber or other strip fl to take the shockdue to the return movement of the rods 40. The arms 48 of thekey-0perated bell-crank levers are connected to springs 49, there beinga spring t'or each lever and each spring being connected at one end to aother end to one ofsaid levers. A link or connection 50 extends fromeachkcy-o`perated lever and has one end held to the short arm 51 of alevel' 52. The links or connections 5() may be of wire, as piano wire,or of any other desired form` and is adapted when a key is depressed toforce the upper arm 53 of one of the levers 52-inwardl v. The levers 52are all mounted on a common pivot rod 5l which is curved according tothe arrangement of the levers 53 and the parts actua-ted thereby. Thearms 53 of each lever 52 is link 56 being pivoted at 57 to a lug 58 of atype block or head 5 9. Each-type block has a plurality of characters ortype 60 thereon, in this case three characters be? cause there is doublecase shift` :is will be presently described. one of said charactersrepresenting the lower case type, another character thenpper case type,and the third lclnlra'cter or type, gures, punctuation marks` etc.. thisarrangement beingr varied according to the construction of the machine.The type hea-ds or blocks 59 are held-to bars (il. slide in a bearing 62and is normally foreedin one direction by a spring G3. one end of whichis held to the forward end of said bar and the other end to a part Zotthe main casingu orkframe. The. bars` G1 are held. in slots and over thebars is a finishing aud a retaining' plate Gli The bars (i1 are arrangedin av cu'rved path so that as they are propelled 'or forced inpart ot'the frame part 2O and atitsv pivoted at to a link 56, said lll-0 lfi-the letter-feed movement of the carriage,

lt are pivoted to links or connecting' rods fit) and these links 99 arepi voted at their miler ends to arms 100, The arms 100 are held to studs101 and on said studs 101 are eccentrics 102 so that as the linksvlllarel .t'orced inward the arms or cranks 100 will rotate the eecentrics102. In the compact. position ot' the parts as shown in Fig. 0.thfeprintingv point ot' the platen is below the plane. of travel of thelower case type on the type heads or blocks. lVhen the keyboard framepartI 20 is moved outwardly to a normal operative. position. the.transverse bar 92 by reason of its connection with the links 93 will'loree the. arms 95 downwardly from the position shown in Figi to thatshown in Fig. 1. rlhis downward movement of the arms` J0 will torce thelinksl 9!) forwardly and such forward movement of said links` llfl willrotate the eccentrics and. this will elevate the carriage and platen toits normal operative position wherein the printingpoint ot the platen isin a direelV line with the travel or movement of the lower typeeharaeter otthe typebars. In this position the platen may be shifted torthe ilitlerenty type characters as already deseribed. and may berestored to its normal position on the release of the shift keys eitherby gravity or by spring' orv springs.y not shown. tor that purpose.During; the compact movement when the keyboard trame 20 is movedinwardly wit-hin the ease such movement `will elevate the' bar 92 byreason ot the link connection 9?), and thisvvill raise the arms 96 andforce, the links or arms Sl!) inwardly thereby rotating the ect-.entries102 which will permit an abnormal movement ot' the carriage and platenallowing the same to drop below the path ot the type to an inoperativeposition. During this compact. movemtaitv the `wire. link connectionsare raised by the bai- 92 and are maintained in their proper relation byreason of said bar 9:2- and without liability of becomingv entangled. Avconnection is thus always maintained between the ltey-olierated lleversand the type-bars as -well'as between the shift keys and the partsoperated thereby, and during the extended and compact movement ot' thekeyboard the normal and abnormal position ot' the platen and carriage isautomatically effected through the action of the eceentries 102 and theconnection between said eeeentries and the keyboard frame scribed.-

In the drawings I have illustrated a form ot escapement mechanism forcontrolling part 20 as already deribbon mechanism. and other features ofa complete typcwriting' machine; but these features. form no part of thepresent invention,and for tha-treason it. was thought unnecessary todescribe the same in detail as they form parts of separate applicationstiled by nieMarch (l, 1910`r Serial No. 82,40?) and Serial No. 82,406.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In a typewriting' machine, the combination of a main frame part, akeyboard frame part slidably held to the main frame part; to move from anormal operativeposition to a more compact one and within the main framepart`r a platen carriage, supporting means 't'or the platen carriagelmounted in the main frame part, means for elevating the platen carriageand its support relatively different distances, and means operativelyconnected to the keyboard frame part for moving the platen carriage to anormal operative position or to permit said platen carriage to move toan abnormal and inoperative position during the movement of the keyboardframe support.

In a tvpewriting machine, the combination of' a main frame part, akeyboard frame part movably held to the main frame part to move from alnormal operative position to a more compact one, a carriage, type-bars,supportingmeans for the carriage mounted in the main frame part, meansfor elevating the carriage to adapt the type-bars to have a plurality oftype, and means operatively connected to the keyboard frame part formoving the carriage to a normal operative position or to permit saidcarriage to move to an abnormal and compact position during the movementof the keyboard frame support.

3. In a typewriting machine, the combination ot' a main frame part, a`keyboard frame part slidably held to the main frame part, to move from anormal operative position- 4to a more compact one. a platen carriage,supporting means for the platen carriage movable in the main frame part,means for elevating the platen carriage and its support relativelydifferent distances, and means including links operatively` connected tothe keyboard frame part for permitting saidl platen carriage to move toan abnormal and compact position during' the movement of the keyboard.trame support.

4. In a` tyl'iewritingmachine, the combination of a main frame part, avkeyboard frame part slidably held to the main frame part to move from anormal operative position to a more compact. one and within themainiframe part, a platen carriage, supporting means for the platen carrianfe mounted in the main frame part, meansfor shifting the platencarriage, and means operatively eonnected to the keyboard frame part forautomatically controllingT the position of the platen' carriageindependently of its shift movement..

In ai typewriting machine, the combi- `nation ofka main frame part, akeyboard frame part slidably held'to the main frame art, 'key-operatedlevers Imounted on the eyboard :frame part, a. platen carriage, meanswhereby the platen. carriage may have a" letter-space movement, leversoperatively connectedto the platen carriage to move the same relativelydilerentdistances, flexible connections between the key-operated leversand the shiftlevers, a guidevv bar for said flexible connections, andmeans whereby the guide bar may be elevated during the comyboar pactmovement of the keyboard frame part and lowered during the outwardmovement of saidframepai i 6. In a typewriting machine, the combinationof a main frame part, a keyboard frame `art movably held to themainframe part',v

on the .key-v.

ey-xperated levers mounted vframe ptart, a platen carriage, and meansfor shi mg' the platen carriage, 1n-

'cludingv collapsible connections,v adapted to be extended orcollapsedduring the movements of thekeyboard frame part.

In 4a front-strike typewriting machine, main frame part, a

keyboard lframe part slidably held to the main frame part, key-operatedlevers mounttionoffa main position to a normal position, and means forriage, shift levers,

edon the keyboard framepart, a platen carflexibley connections betweenthe key-operated levers and the shift levers, a guidebar for saidflexible connections, and means whereby the guide bar may be elevatedduring?,` of the keyboard frame part and lowered during the outwardmovement i of said frame part.l y- A ,y In a typewriting machine, thecombination of a main frame part, a 4keyboard frame part movably held tothe main frame part,`

a key-operated shift lever mounted on the keyboard, frame part, a platencarriage,

, means including flexible connections between the key-operated shiftllever and the platen carriage to shift the latter, a guide'ba'r for theflexible connection, .and means whereby the guide `bar may be elevateddurin the compact movement of the keyboard fgiame part and lowered lduring the outward Inovement of "said frame part.

I9. In atypewriting machine, the combilla- V y of auniversakcyboard`mounted 'on said keyboard art,"links operativelyconnected to me'ilqeopeljatedby said arms to movethe platenhcrrlagefrom4 an abnormal compact shifting the""platen carriage. i A

" ia-typewi-'itingmachine the combiffai fmain frame part, j a'v4keyboard "rit movably held onsaid main frame the compact movement on,means for shifting by the platen carriage framepart, a keyboard frameart ,slidably held on said main frame part',` ey-o eratedlevers forminga part 'mounted i lthe keyboard frame y part, i

part, printing instrumentalities, case 'shift n'lechanism, frame part,links connected o said arms "and to `the keyboar f frame part, andm'eansoperated by said arms to move the platen carriage from an abnormalcompact position `to anormal position.- 11. In a type'writing machine,the combination'of a support, a platen carriage, verM ticallv movablemeans forminga support for the platen carriage., ing the platen carriage'from position. to a normal operative posit-i011, means for operatingthe eccentrics tov permit the platen carriage to move to an abnormalposition., levers operatively connected I to shift the supportvertically different distances, and key-operated means for moving saidlevers. y 12.1111 atypeWriting-machine, the combi-` nation of a mainframelf'part, a keyboard frame part part, key-operated levers mounted onthe keyboard .frame part,fa platen carriage, means for shifting theplaten carriage, int-y cluding collapsible. connections, and n'leans forextending or collapsing f said lexiliile connections during themovements of the keyboard frame part. i

13. In a typewriting machine,` the combi; natioILof a main frame part, akeyboard frame part relativel bars having a plura ity of characterstheretheplaten carriage including key-operated levers mounted 'on thekeyboard frame part, and means Wheremay be moved ver eratively to armspivotally held to the main j ccccntrios for 'movan lalmorma'l i movablethereto, type tically to an abnormal compact position in- `dependent ofthe shift movement.

14. lfn a collapsible typewriting` machine, the combination of al mainframe. having parts adapted to be moved relatively to each other tocollapse the machine, a platen support," case shift means for port, andmechanism actuated by collapsing and extending the main freine parts formoving the platen support yvertically toand from an 'abnormal compactposition.

15. In a typevvriting machine, the combination of a main frame part, akeyboard .frame part slidably held to the main frame part to move 'froma normal operative position to a morel compact one and Within Ithe mainframe part a platen carriage, vsupporting 'ineens lor the `platencarriage t' the" main frame part, mear'isfor shiftin' t'h and means op-`e platen carriage shifting said sup erative yaconnected to the eyboardfran'le part for automatically control ng the verti cal`positionlofvrthe laten carriage independentlyV of ,itsf shiit movement.

`16. In a typewritiiigmachinathe combi-l nation of' a main frame partvmovably' held to the main frame part, a key-operated lever mounted `onframef'part, a keyboard the keyboard frame part, a platen carriage,means including flexi the key-operated shift lever and the platencarriage to shift the latter, a guide bar for the flexible Connection,and means whereby the guide bar may be moved to collapse the flexibleconnection during the compact movement of the keyboard frame part, andextended during the outward movement of said frame part.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a main frame part, akeyboard frame part movably held on the said main frame part, a platencarriage, case shift means therefor, ecoentrics for moving the platencarriage from an abnormal compact position to a normal operativeposition, andr meansconnecting said'eccentric's to tlie'keyboard framepart and. adapted to nieve said eccentrcs when said keyboard frame partis moved relatively to the main frame part.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a main frame part, aplaten carriage, a lsupport for the platen carriage mounted Within themain frame part, means for vertically moving said platen carriagesupport Within the main `trame part to place i the platen in an elevatedoperative position nd in a lowered ,inoperative compact position Withinthe mainframe part, andrcase shift mechanism for imparting to the platensupport vertical movement in addition to its compacting and extendingmovements.

u 19. In a visible typewriting machine, the combination-of al casinghaving a substantially box-like main frame part and a substantiallyboxslike keyboard frame part slidingly held to move relatively to eachother 'from a normal operative extended position to a more compact one,meansl whereby the said main frame parts may form a part et' aninclosing case, a platen carriage adapted to move transversely of themachine and having three operative positions and an abnormal andinoperative and compact one, type, and keys mounted on the keyboardframe part and operatively connected to move the type.

y 20. In a typewi'iting machine, the combination of a -niain iframeparl', a platen carriage movable transversely of said main frame part,supporting means for the, platen carriage, ease-shift means for movingthe supporting means and carriage, a ,movabler keyboard framev part,key-operated levers .mounted on said keyboard frame part and forming apart of a universal keyboard, a

transversely extending bar, type-bars, levers operatively connected tothe type-bars, there being a lever for each type bar, a flexibleconnection between the key-operatcd levers on'the keyboard frame partand the levers for 4operating the type bars, said transversely extendingbar having a plurality of apertures, one for each type bar lever, saidle connections between apertures being adapted to form a guide for eachflexible connection, arms pivotally held to the main frame part in whichthe-transversely extending bar is guided, a connection between thekeyboardi'rame part and the transversely extending bar to cause said barto be raised or lowered according to the, direction of movement of .thekeyboard frame part, andV ineans operated by the pivotally held armsadapted to move the platen carriage and its support to a normal positionwhen the keyboard frame part is moved in one direction and permit theplaten carriage and its Support to move to an abnormal inoperativeposition when the keyboard frame part is moved in the oppositedirection. p

2l. In a visible tvpewriting imichine, the combinationof a main framepart and a keyboard frame part movable relatively to each other from anormal operative extended position to a more compact one, type mountedon the main frame part, a platen mount cd on' the main frame part tohave a pliif rality olf operative positions and an abnormal inoperativeand compact position relai tively to the type, and keys mounted on thekeyboard frame part and having constantly maintained mechanicaloperating eonnections with the type. g i

ln a typewriting ,machinav the combination ot' type bars, a keyboardhaving keys operatively connected at all times to the type bars andmovable from a .normal operative position to a more compact one, aplaten carriage movable from a normal operative position to a morecompact one, and means yioo for shifting the platen carriage to adaptthe type bars to have a plurality of type'tliereon. l 23. In atypenjriting machine, the combination oi' type bars, a univers-alkeyboard provided with keys arranged in banks havv lng a lixed relationto each other and operatively connected at all times to the type bars,said keyboard being' shdingly held to move as a whole from a normaloperative position to amore compact one, a platen carriage mov' barsmounted on the base trame part, keysop-y eratively connected to actu-atethe type bars,

,a vertically movable platen support, a platen carried by saidsupport,cooperating relatively slidable means carried by said supportIand base fame part for guiding \said'support vertically and maintainingthe same. Y upright at all times, means for moving the platen supportvertically from an abnormal inoperative compactposition to an elevatedposition 1n cooperative relation tothe type bars, und means forimparting a vertical ease-shift movement to the platen support when saidsupport is in its elevated operative position. f 4

25l In aeollapsible typewriting machine, the combination of a base framepart, type bars mounted ontlle base frame part, keys operativelconnected to actuate the type bars, a p aten support movable verticallywithin the base frame part at the rear of the type bars, a platencarried b the support7 eoperating relatively slidable means carried bythe base frame and support adapted to nmxntain the support in anupright. position at all times and to guide the, support vertically,means for maintaining the support in an elevated position to support theElaten 1n eoperative relation With the type s, Said means being operableto permit sliding of the support downwardly within the base frame part.Tat the rear 0f 'the type bars to an abnormal lower positionfto col,-lapse the machine, and means for imparting a vertical case shiftmovement to the platen support when said support is in its normal 25,elevated position.

This specification signed this `2d day of March, A. I). 1916.

PHILIPPE DE emiMEo'ing

